Firearms, Drugs, And Weapons Seized After Vehicle Stop

File: 20-21075

Victoria, BC –VicPD Traffic officers seized three firearms, drugs, and numerous weapons after a vehicle stop yesterday morning.

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26^th, Traffic officers stopped a suspicious vehicle occupied by two men and one woman in the 200-block of Gorge Road East. Upon further inspection the officers learned that the vehicle was not safe for the road due to critical vehicle defects.

Traffic officers conducted a safety search of the vehicle prior to it being towed. The officers located three firearms along with approximately 300 hydromorphone pills. In addition, the officers located a case which contained approximately a dozen knives, swords, improvised weapons, and dischargeable flares.

A photograph of the seized weapons is below.

This file remains under investigation.

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